Happy Hour Drink Recipe: Black-Tie Martinis

With the upcoming James Bond movie, this cocktail is sure to be a hit for the fall season--even though the drink is stirred, not shaken. At least it dressed for the occasion. This recipe was featured in the October 2008 issue of Gourmet.

Black-Tie Martinis

Ingredients:
9 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) gin or vodka
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
1 tablespoon dry vermouth
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Lemon twist for garnish

Directions:
1. Combine gin (or vodka) and peppercorns, then let stand 15 minutes.
2. Stir together 1/2 teaspoon finely ground pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt on a plate. Wet rim of a martini glass with your fingertip and dip in salt mixture, rotating glass to coat rim. Repeat with two more glasses.
3. Strain gin through a fine-mesh sieve into a 16-ounce cocktail shaker three-fourths full of ice. Add vermouth and bitters and stir 15 seconds. Strain into martini glasses.

Makes 3 drinks.

--KitchenMaus

Comments

[Gabrielq on October 01, 2008 at 06:09 PM]

Ahhh - martinis. Now you're talkin'. Much better than the pork chop biscuit that increased my cholesterol by 30 points just be looing ot your photo.